Toolholder



Dec. 4, 1951 M, J, gTEFFEs 2,577,043

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TOOLHOLDER Filed Dec. 23', 1946 2 SHEETS- SHEET 2 IN VEN TOR. M'fon Sie ffes.

Patented Dec. 4, 1951 TOOLHOLDER Milton J. Steffes, Dearborn, Mich., assignor to Super Tool Company, Detroit, Mich., a corporation of Michigan Application December 23, 1946, Serial No. 717,991

4 Claims. (Cl. 29-96) No. 608,522, filed August 2, 1945, and now Patent I No. 2,418,734, granted April 8, 1947, for Adjustable Machine Tool, and assigned to the assignee of the present invention.

It has been the practice in the past to braze a cutting tip of hard material on a tool shank which is supported on a tool post or tool holder of a lathe or other cutting machine for adjustment to and from the work. The present invention contemplates the use of an inserted bit in a tool body disposed at an angle to the axis of the body both in a vertical and horizontal plane lto have the end and side faces of the bit advance in three planes as the same is shifted longitudinally outwardly of the body so that the faces may be all dressed to reproduce the cutting edge'. The inserted bit may be made of any material known to be suitable, such as, for example, tungsten carbide, Stellite and the like.

The tool body may be a single piece or composed of a number of pieces which may be assembled into a unit providing an aperture extending longitudinally thereof for receiving the tool bit. Maximum support is provided to positively and securely hold the tool bit in the tool body to materially reduce breakage. A backing up screw is provided in the aperture in the tool body by which the bit is advanced outwardly of the body when it is to be resharpened.

The projecting end of the bit is dressed in the usual manner to provide relief and rake to the cutting edge which may be of any form. When the' cutting edge becomes dull, the clamping means for the tool bit is loosened and the backing up screw is adjusted to move the tool bit longitudinally outwardly in the aperture. After the bit is advanced, the clamping means is again tightened and the tool may then be dressed to have the cutting edges disposed in their former positions relative to the body.

Preferably the tool bit may be of square or rectangular form, and a like form is provided for a portion of the aperture in the tool body in which the tool bit is prevented vfrom turning. How- 2 ever, the present invention is not intended to be limited by the shape of the tool bit or the aperture inasmuch as it will be obvious to those skilled in the art that the bit and the receiving aperture may be of any shape so long as the bit is prevented from rotating therewithin.

It is, therefore, the primary object of the present invention to provide an adjustable machine tool having la body portion which is supported in a tool post or holder of a machine having means for adjustably supporting a tool bit in such manner as to have its end and two side faces advanced outwardly when the bit is adjusted outwardly of the body.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a machine tool of the class described in which the tool bit is rigidly and positively supported so that it may be adjusted to make deep cuts without damage to the tool bit. l

A still further object of the present invention is to provide a holder for supporting a replaceable tool bit to thereby materially increase the useful life of the tool holder.

A further object of the present invention contemplates the provision of a machine tool in which internal strains due to the bonding of the cutting bit to the body are substantially` eliminated.

Other objects and features of novelty of the invention will be specifically pointed out or will be'- come apparent when referring, for a better understanding ofthe invention, to the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a plan view of an adjustable machine tool embodying the improvements of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the structure illustrated in Fig. 1, taken on the line 2--2 thereof;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the structure illustrated in Fig. l, taken on the line 3--3 thereof Fig. 4 is a plan view of another form of the adjustable machine tool of the present invention;

Fig. 5 is a sectional view of the structure illustrated in Fig. 4, taken on the line 5-5 thereof;

Fig. 6 illustrates another embodiment of the present invention in which an annular cylindrical two-piece tool body is illustrated;

Fig. 7 is a sectional view of the structure illustrated in Fig. 6, taken on the line 'l-l thereof Fig. 8 is a plan view of still another embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 9 is a sectional view of the structure illustrated in Fig. 8, taken on the line 9 9 thereof;

Fig. 10 is a sectional view of structure, similar to that illustrated in Fig. 9, to show another means of holding the tool bit in the body of the tool illustrated in Fig. 8;

Fig. 11 is a sectional view of a structure, similar to that illustrated in Fig. 9, showing still another means for holding the tool bit in the body of the tool illustrated in Fig. 8;

Fig. 12. is a; plan` View of one form of offset tool;

Fig. 13 isa plan view of another form of offset tool embodying the improvements of the present invention; and

Figs. 14, 15 and 16 are, respectively, plan side elevational and end elevational views of a tool bit suitable for use in the machine: tool oi the. presentv invention.

Referring to Figs. 1 through 3, a tool If) is illustrated as being mounted. on a machine (not Y shown) and in position to perform a cutting operation on a piece of work I2 mounted on the machine. The tool II! comprises a body member I4 having an aperture therein which consists. oi' a lowery counterbored portion I6, preferably annular in form, and a forward portion I8. which is preferably square or rectangular in form, pro.- duced by breaching or like operation. As may be seen in Fig. 2., the aperture is disposed at anangle to the horizontal length of the body I4 both downwardly and crosswise of the body. The. aperture may be formedby initially drilling through the body I4 an angularly disposed aperture of a-diameter somewhat less than the size of the breach to `be later drawn therethrough. The portion Iii of the aperture is thereafter counterbored to the required diameter, after which the portion I8 is broached or otherwise machined to desired form. At the end of the body I4 in which the formed portion I8 is provided, a slot 20 is machined to have one side coincide with the side wall of the portion I8. A counterbored threaded aperture 22 is provided through the forward end of the body I4 with the counterbored portion on one side of the. slot 20. and the threaded portion on the other. A screw 24 disposed in theI aperture l22 draws the. portions of the body on each side of the slot toward each other to securely clamp a tool bit 26 in the aperture I8 of the body. After the portion I6 of the aperture in the body I4 is formed by counterboring, a sleeve 28 is inserted in the opening I6 and brazed or otherwise secured therein.v The sleeve is tapped prior to or after the brazing operation for receiving a screw 3U which is threaded therein against the lower end of a iiller plug 32 disposed between the screw 30 and the bit 26. The screw 30 backs up the bit and produces its advancement from the end of the body I4 when sharpening is required. After the bit 26 is adjusted in this manner in the body I4, the screw 24 is tightened to draw the split ends of the body I4 toward each other to thereby tightly hold the bit 26. in. position.

The bit 26, as may be seen in Figures 14, 15 and 416, is provided with the ground side faces s4 and 36, as well as a ground face 38 on its upper edge. The bit 26 is square in cross-sectional form and the faces thereon, which are ground at compound angles, intersect to form cutting edges 40 and 42. The faces 34, 36 and 38 being ground at compound angles provide relier" for the cutting edge disposed at an angle in the body I4. It will be observed in Figure 14 that the edge 42 is angularly disposed with respect to the adjacent side of the bit 26, this angle being complementary to the angle at which the bit is disposed in the holder I4 with respect to a side thereof when viewed in the plan form. When the bit 26 is mounted in the aperture of the body I4, the cutting edge 42 is parallel to the edge of the body I4 and the cutting edge 40, which is disposed normal to the cutting edge 42, is disposed parallel to the adjacent end of the body I4. Should the cutting edges and 42 become dulled through use, it is only necessary to loosen the screw 24 and extend the bit 26 adesired amount by adjusting the screwV 30, after which the. screw 24 may be again tightened and the cutting portions of the tool bit 26 dressed to their original positions to sharpen the cutting edges.

As may be seen in Figure 15, the face 36 is also formedat an angle tothe vertical and is slightly gfrcateri in: the ord-er of about 5, than the angle ati which. the tool bit 26 is disposed with respect to the vertical in, the holder I4. In this manner, there is sufficient rake provided for relief during acuttingcperation.

In Figs. 4 and 5, a tool 46 is illustrated having a, two-piece bodyconsstng O members 5.3 .and 5 which are secured together by screws 5 2 and 5,4. An. aperture. is formed in thev body portion ofthe tool 4.6, disposed at an4 angle. to the longitudinal length of the body both in the horizontal and vertical planes, consisting of a. counterbored portion 56 and a broached portion 58 of square, rectangular or like form for supporting av tool bit 60 in aA manner to prevent rotation.A

After the body member 48 has been. fOImcd and an aperture drilled therethrough, a portion cf the. aperture. isy breached, to. produce the breached opening 5.8. and the adjacent portion is counter'- bcred tc produce the enlarged annular. opening 56.. Apertures. 6.0. and 62 are then drilled through the body and the. portion 5G is separated therefrom by sawing along one side cf. the breached opening 58, as at 64 and further sawing the body normal to the. slot 64 to provide the cutaiong the line. 6.6. The removable portion 5B has the ener7 tures 6,0. and 5 2 therethrough threaded ier receiving, the threaded. end. of the .screws 52. and. 54 which draws. the separate portion 58 against the bit 26 to secure .it in. position. A. cylindrical member 68 is brazed in the counterbored portion 56 and drilled and tapped before Q1.' after brazing for receiving a screw 1G. which may directly back up the bit 2S 01.' engagea bach-up element '1.2. to secure the bit 2.6. aga' t. movement inwardly 0f the body portion. When the screws 5.2 and. 54 are loosened, the .bit may be adjusted outwardly by .adjusting the screw 'I9 so. that the bit may be dressed to have its cutting edges disposed in the same positionl relative to the body as originally had before the dressing operation.

A further form of tool 16 is illustrated in Figs. 6 and 7 having a square or cylindrical body consisting of Sepaiable pieces 'I3 and no, In the drawing, the k,body is illustratedas being cylindrical in ,form with SeparateA pieces joinedalonga diagonalline 82 conformingto the angularposition of the bit 26 in the body. A slot 84'is milled in the diagonal face of the body 'I8 for receiving the bit, and a pair of screws 86 and 88 in apertures in the body portion are threaded into tapped apertures 60 and 92 in the body portion 'I8. The bit 26 is provided with a portion of a thread 94 which is disposed in engagement with the thread on a screw 96 retained against longitudinal displacement in an aperture 98' disposed parallel to the slot 84 and in communication therewith. When the screws v86 and 88 are loosened, the adjustment of the screw 96 ad-v,

vances or retracts the bit 26 relative to the body 16, after which the bit is securely held in position by' the tightening of the screws 86 and 88. The screw 96 is held against longitudinal movement and when rotated in either direction will produce the movement of the bit either outwardly or inwardly of the body portion. In Figs. 8 and 9, a further type of tool |04 is illustrated, having a body |06 for supporting a round-nosed tool bit |08 in a breached aperture `H4 angularly disposed withrespeet to the horizontal. In a counterbored extensionof the aperture H0, a threaded bushing ||2 is brazed or otherwise secured for supporting a back-up screw ||6 which retains the bit |08 adjusted axially within the slot ||4. The bit is retained in position thereafter by a pair of screws |22 and |24 disposed in threaded apertures I8 and |20 in the side of the body |06 in communication with the slot H4.

In Fig. 10, a similar tool |04 is illustrated hav- 6 14, 1 5 and 16 has the cutting edges 40 and 42 so vdisposed thereon that when positioned within the slot in the holder, the edges will be disposed in cutting position. The faces of the bit adjacent to the cutting edges are disposed at an angle conforming to the angular position of the slot in the body portion plus an additional angle of substantially to provide for rake and relief. When the angle of the slot disposed in the tool body is to the horizontal and vertical planes, then the angle of relief and rake to the cutting edges 42 and 40 will be 20 so as to include the 5 relief angle when the bit is mounted in the tool body and presented to the work in cutting relation therewith. In other words, the top face will slope 15 from the top surface, Which sloping will have a 5 rake from the cutting edge.

have a 5 relief angle added across the face from the cutting edge. Similarly, the end face 36 will be disposed at 15 to the end face and have a ing a boss |26 extending from the top surfacejof and |42 for clamping the. plate |38 and the f bit |08 against the top of the breached aperture||4.

In Fig. 12, a tool is illustrated having a body |52 provided with an angularly disposed slot |54 in aside face thereof for receiving a tool bit |58. vided in extension of the slot in the body |52 A threaded aperture |56 is prov containing a screw |60 which engages the end of the bit for adjusting it in the slot |54 and backing it up after it is clamped therein by a pair of screws |64 and |66 threaded in a boss |62 in the top of the body |52, the same as the boss |26 on the tool body |06 of Fig. 10.

In Fig. 11, an offset type of tool |68 isillustrated, wherein the body |10 has an angularly disposed portion |1| in which a slot k|12 is broached at an angle to the top face of the portion |1|. and provided with a threaded boss |14 which-is brazed or otherwise secured therein for supporting a back-up screw |16 which adjusts the bit 26 in the, aperture |12 and backs up the bit when it is clamped within the slot by the screws |82` and |84 extending downwardly in a boss |80 on the portion |1|, the same as the bit |26 is provided on the body of the tool |06 of Fig. 10. Relative to the main body portion |01, the bit is adjusted upwardly and outwardly each time it is moved outwardly in the slot |12 so that both its end edge 40 and its side edge 42 are adjusted outwardly. Thereafter, these edges may be ground 'to produce sharp edges disposed in the position had prior to the adjusting an" grinding operations. '1

In the tools herein illustrated, the body portion is so constructed as to have the bit, tightly clamped and backed up therein. In ivarious tools the adjustment of the bit in the body porrIhe aperture is counterbored at |13 tion shifts the cutting edges outwardly so that,

5 relief angle added thereto from the cutting edge 40.

What is claimed is:

1. A solid tool body having an aperture of polygonal cross section extending angularly therethrough and having an enlarged cylindrical portion near one end in extension thereof and in communication therewith, a cylindrical bushing secured in said enlarged end after having been inserted therein from said end, said bushing having a threaded aperture, a threaded screw disposed in said last aperture for adjusting a bit in said first aperture, and clamping means for relatively drawing parts of said body toward each other to clamp a bit in the first said aperture.

2. In an adjustable machine tool, a solid tool body having an aperture of polygonal cross section extending angularly therethrough and having an enlarged cylindrical portion near one end in extension thereof and in communication therewith, a cylindrical bushing secured in said enlarged end after having been inserted therein from said end, said bushing having a threaded aperture extending longitudinally thereover, a threaded screw disposed in said last aperture, a bit disposed in said iirst aperture forwardly of the bushing in position to be adjusted by the screw therein, means for clamping the bit within said rst aperture, said means embodying a slot in said body through said aperture, and a screw extending through the slotted portion of the body for relatively drawing the portions together to secure said bit within the aperture.

3. A solid body having an aperture of polygonal cross section disposed at an angle therethrough, a slot in the body extending through a portion of said aperture, the end of the remaining portion of the aperture having a greater cross-sectional area, a bushing brazed in the portion of the aperture of greater cross-sectional area, said bushing having a threaded aperture longitudinally thereof, a screw in said threaded aperture for backing up an adjusting bit of polygonal cross section in said polygonal aperture portion, and a screw extending through the body at the slotted portion thereof for relatively drawing the separated portions toward each other for clamping the bit within the aperture.

4. In an adjustable machine tool, a body having at its forward end an aperture of polygonal cross section disposed therein at an angle to the vertical and horizontal planes and at its rearward end a cylindrical aperture in aligned com- :sns-711048 E7 munioation eisherewth, :a -tool Alait :disposed in the iorwardiend nf :said eapenture, -a cylindrical Nm15111- "ing disposed in `the :nearward lend -of said i'alpertime. said bushing :having a -threaded 1aperture longitudinally thereof, `an .adjusting Vscrew se cured .mathe Athread `of :the bushing, thefor-ward .portion of ,the -body having a deectable por-tion atv-said 'apeniiurel .and a screw for -drawing .said `deflect;- able :portion toward the :adjacent body portion for v,clamping Va bit within :the aperture.

MILTON ,J .STEFFES vREF-LEREN CES -CITED "The iollowing references are of Irecord fin ..the iie of "this patent:

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